Crown Point, IN

2:56 PM CST on February 09, 2012 (GMT -0600)
Elev: 725 ft
Lon: 87.4° W
Lat: 41.4° N
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Active Advisory: Lake Effect Snow Watch (US Severe Weather)
Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Twelve (South Indian Ocean) Tropical Cyclone Jasmine (Southern Pacific)
Weather Summary
Kari Kiefer
Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, February 09, 2012.

A disturbance dropping southeastward across the Great Basin will reach the southern Rockies on Thursday. The system will kick up light snow showers in the Central and Southern Rockies. Snow accumulation is expected to fairly light, with only an inch or two at best over the San Juans and

southern Sangres mountains. Meanwhile, another disturbance moving out of northeastern Mexico will move into Texas. This energy will interact with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will produce light rain showers in the Southern Plains. Elsewhere in the West, a warm front will move through western Washington, bringing light showers to the Pacific Northwest through the morning. Offshore flow and ridging could give clearing and

warmer temperature to the region by the afternoon.

In the East, a cold front from southern Canada will drop into the Great Lakes and Central Plains during the day. This system will kick up snow showers in parts of the Upper Great Lakes, primarily in northern Michigan. Elsewhere, high pressure builds over the Eastern Valleys with generally calm and dry weather conditions.
Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, February 09, 2012.

A disturbance dropping southeastward across the Great Basin will reach the southern Rockies on Thursday. The system will kick up light snow showers in the Central and Southern Rockies. Snow accumulation is expected to fairly light, with only an inch or two at best over the San Juans and

southern Sangres mountains. Meanwhile, another disturbance moving out of northeastern Mexico will move into Texas. This energy will interact with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will produce light rain showers in the Southern Plains. Elsewhere in the West, a warm front will move through western Washington, bringing light showers to the Pacific Northwest through the morning. Offshore flow and ridging could give clearing and

warmer temperature to the region by the afternoon.

In the East, a cold front from southern Canada will drop into the Great Lakes and Central Plains during the day. This system will kick up snow showers in parts of the Upper Great Lakes, primarily in northern Michigan. Elsewhere, high pressure builds over the Eastern Valleys with generally calm and dry weather conditions.
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Crown Point Weather at a Glance
Updated 2:56 PM CST
Elevation
711 ft
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Now
Clear
Clear
Temperature
33.8 °F
Feels Like 31 °F
Wind(mph)
3.5
Sunrise / Set
6:52 AM
5:15 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous
Today
Clear 36 °F
Clear
Tonight
Partly Cloudy 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tomorrow
Snow Showers 31 | 14 °F
Snow Showers
80% chance of precipitation
Saturday
Snow Showers 25 | 13 °F
Snow Showers
60% chance of precipitation
Sunday
Clear 29 | 18 °F
Clear
Monday
Chance of Snow 32 | 27 °F
Chance of Snow
20% chance of precipitation
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Conditions
Pressure
30.21 in
Visibility
10.0 miles
Clouds
Clear -
Moisture
Humidity
56%
Rainfall
0.00 in
Snow Depth
Not available.
METAR
METAR KIGQ 092055Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 01/M05 A3017 RMK AO2 T00101055
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Weather Radio
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Temperature
Windchill
31 °F
Dew Point
20 °F
Wind
Speed / Dir
3.5 mph from West
Wind Gust
3.5 mph
Health
UV
2 out of 16
Pollen
.10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast
Ozone
Good
PM2.5
Moderate
Flu Activity
Sporadic
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Regional Forecast for Lake
Rest of Today
sunny Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
nt_sunny Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning... then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Significant accumulation possible. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Friday Night
nt_snow Snow showers. Significant accumulation likely. Lows 14 to 18. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Saturday
snow Snow showers in the morning...then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 11 to 15.
Sunday
partlycloudy Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows around 20.
Monday
snow Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday Night
nt_snow Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Tuesday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
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Lake effect snow watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon...
Forecast
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Thursday, 9
Clear
36 | 27 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Friday, 10
Snow Showers
31 | 14 °F
Snow Showers
Chance of
Precipitation
80%
Saturday, 11
Snow Showers
25 | 13 °F
Snow Showers
Chance of
Precipitation
60%
Sunday, 12
Clear
29 | 18 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Monday, 13
Chance of Snow
32 | 27 °F
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
20%
Tuesday, 14
Chance of Snow
38 | 29 °F
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
20%
Wednesday, 15
Mostly Cloudy
40 | NA
Mostly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Rest of Today
sunny Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
nt_sunny Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 20 | 16 34 | 18 29 | 18 29 | 22
Wind 6 mph West 9 mph WSW 9 mph SW 9 mph SW
Humidity 80% 51% 62% 74%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 10%
Cloud Cover 0% 8% 7% 31%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
6:52 AM
5:15 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Friday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning... then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Significant accumulation possible. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Friday Night
nt_snow Snow showers. Significant accumulation likely. Lows 14 to 18. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 31 | 23 31 | 23 25 | 18 20 | 13
Wind 8 mph WSW 9 mph NW 14 mph North 13 mph North
Humidity 74% 71% 74% 73%
Chance of Precip. 10% 80% 80% 70%
Cloud Cover 71% 92% 94% 91%
Conditions Chance of Snow Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers
Sunrise & Sunset
6:51 AM
5:16 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Saturday
snow Snow showers in the morning...then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 11 to 15.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 14 | 9 20 | 7 20 | 5 16 | 4
Wind 12 mph North 13 mph NW 13 mph WNW 12 mph WNW
Humidity 79% 56% 51% 55%
Chance of Precip. 70% 60% 60% 0%
Cloud Cover 73% 54% 33% 23%
Conditions Snow Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
6:50 AM
5:17 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Sunday
partlycloudy Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows around 20.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 14 | 4 27 | 7 27 | 9 22 | 9
Wind 11 mph WNW 11 mph West 6 mph West 6 mph WSW
Humidity 60% 41% 45% 56%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cloud Cover 24% 13% 11% 16%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
6:48 AM
5:18 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Monday
snow Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday Night
nt_snow Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 20 | 9 31 | 13 31 | 20 29 | 23
Wind 6 mph SW 9 mph SSW 9 mph South 11 mph SSW
Humidity 64% 44% 63% 81%
Chance of Precip. 0% 20% 20% 40%
Cloud Cover 36% 68% 87% 94%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
6:47 AM
5:20 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Tuesday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 27 | 25 38 | 29 36 | 29 31 | 29
Wind 7 mph SW 8 mph SW 6 mph SW 4 mph WSW
Humidity 88% 69% 75% 88%
Chance of Precip. 40% 20% 20% 10%
Cloud Cover 97% 86% 75% 62%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
6:47 AM
5:20 PM
Source: NWS at 10:11 am CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 31 | 27 40 | 31 36 | 29 31 | 29
Wind 1 mph SW 2 mph SE 6 mph SW 4 mph WSW
Humidity 88% 70% 75% 88%
Chance of Precip. 10% 10% 20% 10%
Cloud Cover 74% 76% 75% 62%
Conditions Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
6:47 AM
5:20 PM
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History & Almanac
February 9, 2012 Max Temp Min Temp
Normal (KVPZ) 34 °F 18 °F
Record (KVPZ) 56 °F (2001) -7 °F (2011)
Yesterday 35 °F 22 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 36
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Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5.
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Air Quality
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Yesterday Good
PM10
Yesterday Good
OZONE
Current Moderate
PM2.5
Current Good
OZONE
Thursday Moderate
PM2.5
Friday Good
PM2.5
Saturday Good
PM2.5
Sunday Good
PM2.5
Monday Moderate
PM2.5
Coastal Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
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Marine Forecast
Astronomy
Feb. 09, 2012 Rise Set
Actual Time 6:52 AM CST 5:15 PM CST
Civil Twilight 6:23 AM CST 5:43 PM CST
Nautical Twilight 5:51 AM CST 6:16 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight 5:19 AM CST 6:48 PM CST
Moon 7:45 PM CST 7:26 AM CST
Length Of Visible Light 11h 20m
Length of Day
10h 22m
Tomorrow will be 2m 28s longer.
Waning Gibbous, 95% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Waning Gibbous
Feb 14
Last Quarter
Feb 21
New
Feb 29
First Quarter
Mar 8
Full
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State Highs State Lows
35 °F
Huntingburg
35 °F
Elkhart
35 °F
Evansville
35 °F
Gary
35 °F
Michigan City
19 °F
South Bend
19 °F
Knox
19 °F
Valparaiso
21 °F
Goshen
21 °F
Elkhart
Source: NWS
Snow Depth
Station Depth Elevation
No new snow has been reported.
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Wind Speed: 9.0 kts.
Wind Dir: 261° (West)
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Station Location Temp. Windchill Dew Point Humidity Wind Precipitation Elevation Updated Type Website
Western Crown Point, Crown Point, IN 33.8 °F 31 °F 20 °F 56% West  at  3.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 711 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Stillwater, Crown Point, IN 33.2 °F 25 °F 23 °F 66% SW  at  10.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 714 ft 2:41 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Southeast Merrillville, Merrillville, IN 36.5 °F 33 °F 23 °F 57% SSW  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 711 ft 2:55 PM CST Normal
HADS TAFT RAIN NEAR MERRILLVILLE IN, Gary, IN - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 625 ft 2:30 PM CST MADIS
Cedar Lake S. Shore, Cedar Lake, IN 36.3 °F 33 °F 25 °F 64% SE  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 695 ft 2:53 PM CST Normal  
Merrillville, Merrillville, IN 38.3 °F 38 °F 23 °F 54% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 754 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
BarringtonRidge, Hobart, IN 35.0 °F 29 °F 14 °F 43% SW  at  6.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 654 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Briar Crossing Park, Dyer, IN 34.2 °F 26 °F 25 °F 68% SW  at  10.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 640 ft 1:59 PM CST Normal  
HADS HOBART RAIN IN, Hobart, IN - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 615 ft 1:30 PM CST MADIS
Wheeler High School, Valparaiso, IN 33.7 °F 24 °F 24 °F 71% SSW  at  15.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 706 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Northwest Indiana Robotic Observatory, Lowell, IN 33.7 °F 25 °F 25 °F 70% SW  at  12.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 671 ft 2:56 PM CST Normal
APRSWXNET Valparaiso IN , Valparaiso, IN 36 °F 29 °F 15 °F 41% WSW  at  10 mph 0.00 in / hr 698 ft 2:33 PM CST MADIS
Hebron, IN 37.2 °F 32 °F 24 °F 60% SW  at  6.0 mph - / hr 598 ft 2:52 PM CST Normal  
West bank of Hart Ditch, Munster, IN 35.2 °F 35 °F 25 °F 66% WSW  at  2.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 604 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
Schuffert Organic Farms, Beecher, IL 32.3 °F 23 °F 25 °F 74% SW  at  13.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 745 ft 2:55 PM CST Rapid Fire  
North Central Porter Twp., Valparaiso, IN 32.8 °F 26 °F 21 °F 61% WSW  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 770 ft 2:54 PM CST Normal
HADS CHICAGO HEIGHTS IL, Chicago Heights, IL - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 633 ft 1:00 PM CST MADIS
Woodmar Too, Hammond, IN 35.1 °F 32 °F 23 °F 62% SSW  at  4.0 mph - / hr 618 ft 2:43 PM CST Normal
Woodmar, Hammond, IN 35.3 °F 32 °F 23 °F 61% SSE  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 615 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Lake Dombey, Portage, IN 36.7 °F 37 °F 23 °F 57% West  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 630 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
Pryor Woods, Portage, IN 37.9 °F 34 °F 25 °F 59% South  at  4.6 mph 0.00 in / hr 630 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
HADS CRETE IL, Steger, IL - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 689 ft 2:00 PM CST MADIS
SE Lake County, Hebron, IN 34.8 °F 28 °F 24 °F 65% WSW  at  9.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 643 ft 2:48 PM CST Normal
MesoWest Balmoral , Crete, IL 29 °F 29 °F - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 759 ft 12:30 PM CST MADIS
Porter Co EMA, Valparaiso, IN 33.6 °F 29 °F 25 °F 70% SSW  at  5.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 696 ft 2:32 PM CST Normal  
Brookwood Point, Glenwood, IL 32.7 °F 24 °F 20 °F 60% SW  at  12.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 620 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Valparaiso High School, Valparaiso, IN 34.0 °F 34 °F 25 °F 68% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 828 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Austin Hills, Portage, IN 34.8 °F 35 °F 24 °F 63% South  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 650 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Porter County Career and Tech Center, Valparaiso, IN 35.4 °F 27 °F 14 °F 41% SSE  at  13.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 803 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
Grant Park County Line, Beecher, IL 34.0 °F 25 °F 6 °F 30% WSW  at  12.8 mph 0.00 in / hr 709 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
HADS KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR SHELBY IN, Shelby, IN - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 629 ft 1:45 PM CST MADIS
JobLink in Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, IN 34.7 °F 31 °F 21 °F 58% SW  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 601 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
North East Side, Valparaiso, IN 33.4 °F 30 °F 21 °F 59% West  at  4.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 804 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire
Roselawn, De Motte, IN 36.5 °F 33 °F 22 °F 54% SW  at  4.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 666 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Kouts Middle / High School, Kouts, IN 33.0 °F 24 °F 19 °F 59% NNE  at  11.1 mph 0.00 in / hr 689 ft 2:56 PM CST Rapid Fire  
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Lake Effect Snow Watch
Mobile & Email Alerts Statement as of 4:37 AM CST on February 09, 2012

... Lake effect snow watch in effect from Friday afternoon through
Saturday afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a lake effect
snow watch... which is in effect from Friday afternoon through
Saturday afternoon.

* Timing... lake effect snow is expected to develop by early Friday
afternoon and continue through Friday night and Saturday morning
before shifting east of the watch area. North to northeast winds
will initially focus the most numerous snow showers along the
Illinois shore Friday afternoon... with the focus then expected
to shift more into lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana
overnight Friday night. Winds will eventually back to the
northwest on Saturday... allowing the bands of lake effect snow
to move east of Porter County in the early afternoon.

* Snow accumulations... while lake effect snow can be highly
localized... amounts in excess of 6 inches are possible from the
city of Chicago southeast into Northwest Indiana.

* Other impacts... slippery travel... reduced visibility... blowing
and drifting snow and single digit wind chills.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A lake effect snow watch means there is a potential for a large
amount of snow in only a few hours. Visibilities and depth of
snow can vary greatly... impacting travel significantly. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.